Summary

Cisco
Prime Network Control System NCS appliances that are running software
versions prior to 1.1.2 contain a database user account that is
created with default credentials. An attacker could use this account to
modify the configuration of the application or disrupt services.

Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There is no workaround for these vulnerabilities.

Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable

No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities.

Details

Part of the Cisco Prime Infrastructure bundle, Cisco Prime (NCS) provides converged access as well as user and identity management across wired and wireless networks. Cisco Prime NCS delivers full lifecycle management of Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure, with additional focus on the deployment and management of branch networks.

Cisco Prime NCS contains default credentials for the database user. A remote attacker could use the default credentials to modify the configuration settings of a device or disrupt services.

These vulnerabilities are documented in Cisco bug ID CSCtz30468 (registered customers only) and CSCub54624 (registered customers only) and have been assigned the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID CVE-2013-1170.

Workarounds

There is no workaround for these vulnerabilities.

Additional mitigations that can be deployed on Cisco devices within the network are available in the Cisco Applied Intelligence companion document for this advisory:

Fixed Software

When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to consult the Cisco Security Advisories and Responses archive at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and review subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.

In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.

Exploitation and Public Announcements

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

The original account vulnerability was reported to Cisco by Erik Parker of Amazon. A second default account vulnerability was reported missing from this advisory by Brian Adeloye of Tenable Security. This advisory has been updated to include this vulnerability.

Cisco Security Vulnerability Policy

To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.

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